Solway Firth Partnership

20/10/2026

REMINDER - Solway Firth Partnership - Year in Review & AGM 2026
We warmly invite you to join the SFP team for their review of the year along with invited guest Nick Waterfield from Drumburgh Heritage Group presenting the exciting new findings at the Hadrian’s Wall dig at Drumburgh.

Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, Carlisle, England
Friday, November 13 2026 • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Booking Essential
https://zurl.co/NSQ2a

19/10/2026

Over the past few weeks, the SCAMP Innovation in Restoration team and our fantastic volunteers have been collecting seagrass seeds along the shores of Loch Ryan and across the region. These seeds will be processed and grown into new plants, helping to expand seagrass beds along the Solway Coast.

Thank you to everyone who joined our seed-collecting sessions—this vital work wouldn’t be possible without you.

The collecting season may be drawing to a close, but there will be more opportunities to get involved. To find out about future volunteering activities and our restoration work, contact [email protected]

None of this would be possible without the generosity of The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland and Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal

Solway Coast and Marine Project
Solway Firth Partnership
Dumfries and Galloway Council

19/10/2026

Beach find of the week on the Scottish Solway shore is a German hard hat lost overboard from a cargo ship. Hopefully, for John, it was a clumsy incident rather than a nasty accident

15/10/2026

A huge thank you to our Convenor, Rupert Shaw, for welcoming the Solway Firth Partnership staff for a fascinating, informative tour of your deer herd right here on the ! A brilliant evening of learning, discussion, and appreciation for our local landscape and wildlife. 🦌🌿

13/10/2026

Pop into the "Where in the Wild Story Hub" in Dumfries High Street this week from 12 to 5pm for some great stories and discussions.
On show are some of our information boards. Discover how litter travels with wind and currents from the Solway in the same direction as the Barnacle Geese.

13/10/2026

Solway Firth Partnership Year in Review & AGM 2026
We warmly invite you to join the SFP team for their review of the year along with invited guest Nick Waterfield from Drumburgh Heritage Group presenting the exciting new findings at the Hadrian’s Wall dig at Drumburgh.

Cumbria's Museum of Military LifeCarlisle, England
Friday, November 13 • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Booking Essential
https://zurl.co/MTJiI

13/10/2026

Recently, Cordeil from the SCAMP Innovation in Restoration Project joined Loch Ryan Oyster Fishery Ltd to check previously deployed coupelles.

Coupelles are collection devices that provide surfaces for oyster larvae to attach to and grow on. By retrieving the coupelles and identifying what has settled on them, the team can monitor potential native oyster numbers and the other marine life that uses them.

Loch Ryan Oysters
Solway Coast and Marine Project
Dumfries and Galloway Council

Made possible with the generosity of The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland and Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal

12/10/2026

Our first workshop for our Project is underway in Stranraer, examining beach finds, movement, waves, tides and the plastic rubbish brought ashore on the Coast.
Thanks to Creative Stranraer for hosting.

12/10/2026

All the way from the USA top beach clean find in sunny Galloway is a lobster trap tag from the fishing vessel Prudence, Point Judith, Rhode Island. Other finds included a yoghurt pot from Spain, butter container from Ireland and fishbox from Jersey. Thank you to all the volunteers.

10/10/2026